Material properties
Steel is 100% recyclable
The material can be used in a variety of ways and variably for alloying, post-treatment and further processing in all possible product chains.
- Steel is magnetic, making it easy to sort and separate.
- Steel can be easily cut, separated, pressed and transported.
- There are already established and functioning return systems and innovative (steel scrap) reprocessors.
In Germany, around 60 percent of the production value in the manufacturing sector is steel-intensive.